| William Belsham - 1795 - 566 pages
...apply new remedies must expect new evils: for TIME is the greatest innovator ; and if Time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ?" — " There is (as Helvetius observes) a description of men with hearts incapable of virtuous emotion,... | |
| William Belsham - 1805 - 600 pages
...apply new remedies must expect new evils : for TIME is the greatest innovator ; and if Time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ?" — " There is (as Helvetius observes) a description of men with hearts incapable of virtuous emotion,... | |
| James Jopp - 1812 - 460 pages
...changes in government, and immediately after the expressions just given, continues thus : * •* " It is true, that what is settled by custom, -though...have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within-themselves : wheref£s new things piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility,... | |
| George Wilson Meadley - 1813 - 426 pages
...deadliest evil that can befal a powerful state; ever remembering the wise remark of Bacon, " That if time alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...not alter them to the better, what shall be the end *." But, whilst the principles of Sydney were thus gloriously maintained by his country, his fate was... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...apply new remedies, must expect new evils : for time is the greatest Innovator. And if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...themselves, whereas new things piece not so well: but though Ihey help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers,... | |
| 1818 - 594 pages
...By Jeremy Bentham, Esq. 8vo. pp. 406. Hunter. London, 1817. " IT is true," says the great Bacon, " that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is 111 . And those things which have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within themselves... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...apply new remedies, must expect new evils ; for time is the greatest innovator : and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...gone together, are, as it were, confederate within then*selves : whereas new things piece not so well ; hut though they help by their utility, yet they... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...apply new remedies must expect new evils ; foy time is the greatest innovator ; and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...things which have long gone together, are, as it were, coufederate within themselves ; whereas new things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their... | |
| 1821 - 416 pages
...apply new remedies must expect new evils ; for time is the greatest innovator ; and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel...as it were, confederate within themselves ; whereas uew things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity... | |
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